In fact, they'll be the first to jump into the chilly Chesapeake Bay on Friday for the Cool School Challenge.

Students from close to 80 Maryland schools have agreed to take the plunge and a good number of them from Anne Arundel County.

Last year, thousands of high school students took the plunge for a good cause and their numbers are growing for the fourth year in a row.

"Tell me about why you do this? I just feel it's so good for our community just to get out there to do something for and give back," student Alanna Sokoloff said.

Students at Severna Park High School will tell you there's also plenty of competition, from campus to campus.

"I try to raise more money than my friends actually. My friends are saying, 'I have more money than you.' I'm like, I got to get my emails out there and send them out," student Sabrina Douglas said.

And those proceeds support special Olympians.

"He's a freshman here at Severna Park and he loves it, and most of the reason why he loves it's because of the kids who come in and they're buddies. They're able body kids who help them," said Catherine Thomas who's a parent of a special Olympian.

This year, students will plunge on two consecutive Fridays and most say weather won't be a problem.

A bizarre situation is unfolding in Baltimore in which people are paying rent to a landlord who claims he's helping fill the need for affordable housing, but there are serious questions about the living conditions inside, as well as who actually owns the homes.